Evaluation of Prognosis and the Factors Effecting Prognosis in Acute Purulent, Viral and Tuberculous Meningitis Cases
In this study, prognosis and the factors effecting prognosis were evaluated retrospectively in a total of 160 menengitis cases, of which 94 were acute purulent, 46 were viral and 20 were tuberculous, in a period of 4 years between January 1991 and December 1994 in Haydarpafla Numune Hospital, Depart...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
1997-09-01
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=1997-2-3-188-194.pdf |
| Summary: | In this study, prognosis and the factors effecting prognosis were evaluated retrospectively in a total of 160 menengitis cases, of which 94 were acute purulent, 46 were viral and 20 were tuberculous, in a period of 4 years between January 1991 and December 1994 in Haydarpafla Numune Hospital, Departmet of In-fectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. 12 (13%) of acute purulent meningitis cases died, 3 (3%) of them had permanent sequelae and 79 (84%) recovered completely. In viral meningitis cases, 3(7%) of them died and 43 (93%) recovered completely. No sequelae was observed in viral meningitis cases. In tuberculous meningitis cases, 4 (20%) of them died, 4 (20%) of them had remaining sequelae and 12 (60%) recovered completely. Advanced age and changes in consiousness in the beginning were the negative prognostic factors in viral and tuberculous meningitis cases. Although changes in consiousness, the duration of time till antibiotic therapy and septic focus other than meningitis seem to be negative prognostic factors, only advanced age and the etiologic agent’s being Streptococcus pneumoniae were found to be statistically significant prognostic factors in acute purulent meningitis cases. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |